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Money Dysmorphia: What Is It, & How Is It Affecting You?

You read the blogs. Watch the videos. Read the books. You work hard and earn good money. You might even work a second job or a side hustle. Yet you feel like you are falling behind.

More and more millennials and Gen Zs report feelings of falling behind financially. They see friends online and influencers on social media showing off a world beyond what a reasonable person can expect. But because it feels so real it causes financial insecurity.

These feelings of financial inadequacy has a term for it: money dysmorphia.

This post originally appeared at The Wealthy Accountant.